Profile
Nuki Agya Utama is a prominent energy expert currently serving as Director for Energy Policy and Head of the Asia Zero Emission Center (AZE Center) at ERIA. Previously, he was the Executive Director of the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE). In this role, he played a pivotal part in advancing regional energy cooperation and sustainability through high-impact collaborations with international organisations such as the Green Climate Fund (GCF), USAID, the World Bank, and governments from Norway, the US, Japan, Germany, Russia, and France. His expertise encompasses renewable energy, energy efficiency, and green design, and he holds advisory positions at the Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC) and the UN ESCAP.
With a PhD in Environment and Energy Technology, Nuki Agya Utama has held key positions in both academia and industry, including a role at NIKE Inc. He has also completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Kyoto University and, early in his career, worked with the UN Environment Programme and the UN Development Programme.
Expertise
- Energy Policy and Planning
- Energy Scenarios
- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- Energy Transitions
- Green Building and Green Innovations
Education
| 2005 – 2008 |
PhD in Environmental Technology, Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment (JGSEE). Full scholarship from Royal Thai Government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). University of Technology King Mongkut (KMUTT), Thailand |
| 2001 – 2003 |
Master of Science in Construction Management (Fellowship from Delta scholarship) London South Bank University, United Kingdom and Hoogeschol van Arnhem en Nijmegen, the Netherlands |
| 1995 - 2000 |
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with major on Structural Science University of Diponegoro, Indonesia |
| 1994 - 1996 |
Non-degree, Economic Management Soegijapranata Catholic University, Indonesia |
Experience
| Sept 2024 - Present |
Head of Asia Zero Emission Center ERIA |
| Sept 2019 – August 2024 |
Executive Director ASEAN Center for Energy (ACE) |
| Present |
Lecturer Post Graduate Department, Diponegoro University |
| June 2015 – Sept 2019 |
Director PT Baryon Hasta Persada |
| 2014 – 2020 |
Senior Lecturer Swiss German University |
| April 2015 - April 2016 |
Associate Senior Lecturer and Researcher University of Indonesia |
| April – July 2015 |
Team Leader for the Rural Electrification project in Pari island, Bogor, and Jogjakarta University of Malaya, Malaysia |
| January – August 2015 |
Expert - Energy Efficiency for the 1 Gigawatt Java-Bali steam power plant |
| June 2014 – April 2015 |
Senior Sustainability Consultant – Energy Manager NIKE Inc, Jakarta |
| March 2013 – May 2014 |
Head of Environmental Engineering Department Surya University Director of Sustainable and Smart City research center |
| Sept 2009 - Feb 2013 |
Post Doctoral/Program Coordinator Kyoto University, Japan. Bilateral program under Strategic International Cooperation Programme for Japan and Thailand (Ministry Education Japan), Graduate School of Energy Science |
| Feb – August 2009 |
Post-Doctoral/Research Fellow Kyoto University, Japan. Global Center of Excellence, Graduate School Energy Science |
| Oct 2008 - Jan 2009 |
Consultant United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangkok, Thailand |
| May - Sep 2008 |
Consultant United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Division of Technology, Industry and Economy, Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2007 – 2008 |
Country Manager ENVIMA Co. Ltd (German-Thai Consulting Firm) |
| 2005 – 2007 |
Project Officer ENVIMA Co. Ltd |
| 2004 – 2005 |
Engineer and Project Coordinator Prima Desain |
| 2003 - 2004 |
Field Engineer Jaya Construction Management, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 1998 - 2001 |
Field Supervisor for Building Design and Construction Prima Desain |